Kalamazoo’s fourth annual Beer Week occurred in January and featured more than 140 events dedicated to celebrating craft beer, including a breakfast paired with Founders Brewing Co. beers and complimentary tastings at retail stores.

According to a news release, Ypsi-Arbor Beer Week will feature hard-to-find beers, tap take-overs, brewer presentations, beer dinners and more. Brewers and brewery representatives will be at various events throughout he week.

“There is no limit to how fun—and sometimes quirky—these events will be. We encourage host locations to plan events that are centered around craft beer and fun. We invite speakers to present that will appeal to those that might identify as “beer geeks.” In some cases, we’ve had movie, bowling, or bingo nights with our brewers,” said Imperial Beverage’s Anne Drummond in a statement.

The weeklong event is meant to drive consumers to places where craft beer is already shared and sold. Leading up to Ypsi-Arbor Beer Week, event organizers plan to recruit area restaurants and retailers to participate.

Drummond said she hopes Ypsi-Arbor Beer Week will feature about 50 events this year.

Short’s, Epic Brewing, Vander Mill, Atwater, Lagunitas, Southern Tier, Liberty Street, Left Hand Brewing Company and Anderson Valley Brewing Company have already signed on to participate.